Clinton was good, but not great

Feb. 9, 2013

Written by

James S. Robbins

Just days after stepping down as the secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has already launched a rather presidential-looking website. The move to build 2016 speculation atop her triumphant exit from Foggy Bottom comes as the effusive praise for her tenure there is dying out.

But will that praise hold up in the years until presidential politicking begins anew? That's doubtful.

On 60 Minutes Jan. 27, President Obama said Clinton "will go down as one of the finest secretaries of State we've had." The New York Times has called her a "rock star diplomat." Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said she was ...